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2003 Rally Argentina
2003 Rally Argentina23rd YPF Rally Argentina
Round 5 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season← Previous eventNext event → ← Previous event Next event → ← Previous event Next event → Argentina Villa Carlos Paz May 8, 2003 – May 11, 2003 25 (402.35 km; 250.01 miles) Gravel 1,370.00 km (851.28 miles) 78 at start, 33 at finish Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
The 2003 Rally Argentina (formally the 23rd YPF Rally Argentina ) was the fifth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 May and 11 May 2003, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz , Argentina . Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship.
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC .mw-parser-output .tfd-dated{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .tfd-default{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);clear:both;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tfd-tiny{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tfd-inline{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1)}.mw-parser-output .tfd-sidebar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);text-align:center;position:relative}@media(min-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .tfd-sidebar{clear:right;float:right;width:22em}}.mw-parser-output :not(.mw-parser-output):not(.documentation)>.tfd-dedup~.tfd-dedup,.mw-parser-output :not(.mw-parser-output):not(.documentation)>.tfd-dedup~* .tfd-dedup{display:none}M 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M World Rally Championship entries 21 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a 32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 —N/a 33 Gabriel Raies Jorge Perez Companc Gabriel Raies Toyota Corolla WRC —N/a 127 Martin Galluser Juan Carlos Uberti Martin Galluser Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —N/a PWRC entries 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert —N/a 52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P 53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 —N/a 57 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M 66 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Nicky Beech Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 70 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 74 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 76 Patrick Richard Mikael Johansson Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX —N/a 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a 80 Ricardo Triviño Jorge Gonzalez Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —N/a Source:
All dates and times are ART (UTC−3 ).
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 175.14 km 19:35 SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3.02 km 19:40 SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3.02 km 08:50 SS3 El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 10.03 km 09:17 SS4 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 10.91 km 09:39 SS5 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 15.17 km 10:11 SS6 Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 18.49 km 12:02 SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km 12:30 SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.70 km 13:20 SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km 15:32 SS10 El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 10.03 km 15:59 SS11 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 10.91 km 16:21 SS12 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 15.17 km 16:53 SS13 Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 18.49 km Leg 2 — 121.72 km 08:50 SS14 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km 09:23 SS15 San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 9.61 km 10:14 SS16 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 22.57 km 11:58 SS17 Cosquin — Villa Allende 19.19 km 13:08 SS18 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 14.81 km 13:36 SS19 Tanti — Cosquin 9.50 km 15:34 SS20 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Leg 3 — 105.49 km 08:30 SS21 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 23.02 km 09:00 SS22 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 22.57 km 10:32 SS23 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km 11:00 SS24 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.70 km 11:50 SS25 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:14:45.0 10 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:11.6 +26.6 8 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:15:57.8 +1:12.8 6 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:04.3 +2:19.3 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:17:56.4 +3:11.4 4 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:22:43.5 +7:58.5 3 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:23:18.7 +8:33.7 2 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:26:40.3 +11:55.3 1
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:14:45.0 10 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:11.6 +26.6 8 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:15:57.8 +1:12.8 6 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:04.3 +2:19.3 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:17:56.4 +3:11.4 4 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:22:43.5 +7:58.5 3 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:23:18.7 +8:33.7 2 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:26:40.3 +11:55.3 1 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:51:37.4 +36:52.4 0 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Withdrawn 0 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Fire 0 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:09.7 Marcus Grönholm Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3.02 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 2:09.4 El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 10.03 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:44.9 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 10.91 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:43.4 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 15.17 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:54.5 Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 18.49 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:12.7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 6:25.1 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.70 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 18:47.6 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 19:07.4 Carlos Sainz El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 10.03 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:38.4 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 10.91 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:38.2 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 15.17 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 8:47.5 Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 18.49 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:49.6 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 9.61 km Notional stage time San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 22.57 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 13:13.6 Cosquin — Villa Allende 19.19 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:17.0 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 14.81 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:08.3 Tanti — Cosquin 9.50 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 5:52.1 Markko Märtin Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:06.5 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 23.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 16:49.2 Marcus Grönholm San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 22.57 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 13:04.6 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:24.4 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.70 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:23.6 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 18:36.5
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
1 Richard Burns 32 Robert Reid 32 Marlboro Peugeot Total 65 2 Marcus Grönholm 30 Timo Rautiainen 30 Citroën Total WRT 52 3 2 Carlos Sainz 24 2 Marc Martí 24 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 29 4 1 Sébastien Loeb 17 1 Daniel Elena 17 555 Subaru World Rally Team 27 5 1 Colin McRae 17 1 Derek Ringer 17 Škoda Motorsport 19
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:34:46.7 10 52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:36:56.3 +2:09.6 8 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:38:13.4 +3:26.7 6 57 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:39:11.9 +4:25.2 5 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:59:51.0 +25:04.3 4 80 Ricardo Triviño Jorge Gonzalez Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:16:34.3 +41:47.6 3 70 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:31:12.3 +56:25.6 2 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Oil cooler 0 74 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 76 Patrick Richard Mikael Johansson Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX Driveshaft 0 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0 53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Turbo 0 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Turbo 0 66 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Nicky Beech Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Retired 0 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3.02 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:19.4 Marcos Ligato Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3.02 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:18.3 El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 10.03 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:04.4 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 10.91 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:14.8 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 15.17 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:48.9 Toshihiro Arai Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 18.49 km Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:04.5 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:04.9 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.70 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 19:47.1 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 20:11.2 El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 10.03 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:06.2 Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 10.91 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 8:23.8 Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 15.17 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:49.7 Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 18.49 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 10:48.0 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 9.61 km Notional stage time San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 22.57 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:32.9 Cosquin — Villa Allende 19.19 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 14:24.0 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 14.81 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:00.0 Tanti — Cosquin 9.50 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 6:21.0 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 18:20.3 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 23.02 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 18:08.9 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 22.57 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:21.4 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:02.9 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.70 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:42.1 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:00.0
Pos. Drivers' championships
1 3 Toshihiro Arai 20 2 Karamjit Singh 17 3 2 Stig Blomqvist 11 4 1 Martin Rowe 11 5 Marcos Ligato 8
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